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Thursday, October 14, 2021
Pirates move to 6-0 with another blowout
Reedley blanks Fresno, Dinuba pounds Selma while Sanger wins at Madera
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
The Reedley High football team remained unbeaten with another methodical beatdown last week, as they con- tinue marching toward another possible show- down against Sunnyside High to determine North Yosemite League su- premacy.
Senior Ryan Warken- tin compiled 259 yards (177 rushing) and scored three more touchdowns, quarterback Jacob Ro- cha threw for two scores and the defense held vis- iting Fresno High to 81 total yards at the Pirates (6-0, 2-0 NYL) posted a 38-0 shutout victory at Sal Gonzalez Field on Oct. 8.
Warkentin eclipsed
Danny Jimenez / Photo Contributed
LEFT: Reedley High's Ryan Warkentin turned on the jets on a 55-yard touchdown run against Fresno High on Oct. 8.
ABOVE: Dinuba High's Noah Garza batted away a pass in the end zone intended for Selma High's Beto Reynaga on Oct. 8.
the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season (he has 1,013 yards) with his 12-carry output, which included scoring runs of 17 and 55 yards. He also had four catches for 82 yards, and his 17-yard scoring run marked the third time this season he has ended a quarter or half with a touchdown.
Rocha also threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Roman Marquez, while a 32-yard field goal from Fernando Gar- cia and 4-yard TD run by Isaac Vasquez rounded out the scoring. The Pi- rates' defense held the Fresno ground game to just 28 yards, with two sacks near the end of
the first half turning away the only scoring threat for the Warriors (2-3, 1-1).
Reedley has a piv- otal Thursday game this week, taking on Roos- evelt High (4-3, 1-1) in a 7 p.m. start at Sunnyside High in Fresno.
Dinuba 60, Selma 14
At Dinuba, the Em-
perors (4-3, 1-1 Cen- tral Sequoia League) snapped a two-game losing streak with a ven- geance by erupting for 42 points in the opening quarter against the visit- ing Bears.
Dinuba racked up 509 total yards, 301 on the ground led by senior Sebastian Olivera (142
yards, two touchdowns) and junior Hector Gon- zalez (112 yards, 3 TDs). Casimiro Barragan completed 6 of 7 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns, including long scoring hookups to Mikey Olvera (70 yards), Olivera (68 yards) and
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Big showings for SHS volleyball, water polo and X-C
MVT Staff Report
Itwasabigweekof achievement for Sanger High in three sports last week – cross country, water polo and volleyball.
The Apaches girls cross country team placed 11th in the championship girls race at the Oct. 9 Clovis Invitational; the first time the girls have been invited to compete in the premier race considered one of the fastest in the state.
The team os Sienna Bian- chi (18 minutes, 28 seconds), Leah Mendibles (18:48), Nereyda Alvarez (18:59), Ma- leia Alvarez (20:24) and Mar- cella Cueller (21:30) all ran lifetime bests and combined for a school record average time of 19:15. That made this group the fastest Sanger girls team of all time. Sanger's girls are ranked number one
Sean Marzolf, Sanger High School / Photo Contributed
The Sanger High varsity girls cross country team set a new school record with an average time of 19 minutes, 15 seconds on their way to an 11th place finish in the championship (open) girls division at the 42nd annual Clovis Invitational meet in Fresno on Oct. 9.
Sanger High's Jesse Ellis gained control in the fourth period of County Metro Athletic Confer- ence water polo showdown with Bullard on Oct. 7. Ellis scored seven goals as the 23-1 Apaches downed the Knights, 18-14.
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Finally, the SHS girls vol- leyball team (24-8-1, 5-1) re- mained tied for first place with San Joaquin Memorial in CMAC play, putting away third place Bullard in a three- set sweep on Oct. 7 at SHS. Scores were 25-16, 25-14 and
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among Central Section Divi- sion II Schools.
For the boys, senior David De Loera finished third in the varsity race in 15:40, the top time among section D-II run- ners. Sanger's boys placed seventh.
The Apache boys water po- lo team continued their domi- nation this season, improving
to 23-1 on the season and 6-0 in County Metro Athletic Con- ference play. Sanger blasted Madera South 19-4 on Oct. 5, then outlasted second place Bullard High 18-14 at Sanger High Aquatics Complex on Oct. 7.
Junior Jesse Ellis led the scoring with seven goals, senior Tyler Coles had four
goals and senior Curt Delap three goals while sophomore Jaxon Hoover and junior cap- tain Nathaniel Bonomi each added two goals. Junior goalie Mark Cockrum collected six saves.
Sanger finishes the regu- lar season with three of four league games on the road.
THURSDAY, OCT. 14 FOOTBALL
Reedley vs. Roosevelt, Sunnyside
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 14 TO OCT. 20
Stadium Fresno, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba vs. Selma, Dinuba HS, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Immanuel vs. Exeter, Exeter HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Dinuba vs. Sunnyside, Dinuba HS pool, JV boys 3 p.m./varsity girls 4 p.m. (JV/V)
TUESDAY, OCT. 19 GIRLS GOLF Dinuba/Immanuel at Central Sequoia League finals, Lemoore Municipal Golf
GIRLS GOLF
Dinuba/Immanuel at CSL Mini #7, Ridge Creek Golf Course Dinuba, 2 p.m. (V)
Sanger at CMAC Championships, Pheasant Run Golf Club Chowchilla, 11 a.m. (V)
GIRLS TENNIS
Dinuba vs. CV Christian, College of the Sequoias courts Visalia, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Hanford West, Immanuel Sports Complex courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Fowler, Orosi HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
WATER POLO
WATER POLO
Sanger vs. Madera South, SHS Tennis Complex, 3 p.m. (V)
Dinuba vs. Selma (Senior Night), Dinuba HS pool, JV boys 4 p.m./ varsity girls 5 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30/VG 6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger vs. Madera, Sanger High Aquatics Complex, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30/VG 6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
VOLLEYBALL
Immanuel vs. Selma, Selma HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Fowler HS,
5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Caruthers, Orosi HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Fresno, Fresno HS, 3:30/4:30/5:30 p.m. (All)
Sanger vs. Madera, Nicholson Gym SHS, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
Reedley vs. Hoover, Reedley Aquatics Complex, JVB 3:30/JVG 4:30/VB 5:30 /VG 6:30 p.m. (All)
FRIDAY, OCT. 15 CROSS COUNTRY Reedley at Rough Rider Invitational, Woodward Park Fresno, 1:30 p.m.
(All)
Dinuba vs. Kingsburg, Kingsburg HS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Immanuel vs. Shafter (completion of suspended game, County Line Stadium, 7:30 p.m. (V)
Parlier vs. Fowler, Parlier HS Stadium, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Minarets, Ed Coats Stadium OHS, 5/7:30 p.m. (JV/V) Sanger vs. Bullard, San Joaquin
Memorial HS Fresno, 7 p.m. (V) Sanger JV vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno, 7 p.m. (JV)
Reedley girls at Selma Shootout, Selma HS pool, times TBA (V) Reedley JV boys at Madera tourney, Madera, times TBA (V)
Reedley JV girls at Sunnyside tourney, Sunnyside HS Fresno, times TBA (V)
SATURDAY, OCT. 16 CROSS COUNTRY Sanger at Thunder Invitational, Lake Yosemite County Park Merced, times
TBA (All)
WATER POLO
Reedley girls at Selma Shootout, Selma HS pool, times TBA (V) Reedley JV boys at Madera tournament, Madera, times TBA (V) Reedley JV girls at Sunnyside tournament, Sunnyside HS Fresno, times TBA (V)
MONDAY, OCT. 18 GIRLS GOLF
Reedley at CIF Meet Qualifier (18
holes — McLane hosts), Airways Golf Course Fresno, 1 p.m. (V)
Sanger vs. Bullard, Bullard HS Fresno,
3 p.m. (V)
VOLLEYBALL
Dinuba vs. CV Christian, CVC Visalia, 4/5/6 p.m. (All)
Immanuel vs. Hanford West HS, Immanuel HS, 5/6 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Riverdale, Riverdale HS, 5:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. Sunnyside, Sunnyside HS Fresno, 3:30/4:30/5:30 p.m. (All) Sanger vs. SJ Memorial, SJM Fresno, 3:30/4:45/6 p.m. (All)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 CROSS COUNTRY Immanuel at Central Sequoia meet,
FOOTBALL
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsburg Gun Club, 2 p.m. (All)
WATER POLO
VOLLEYBALL
Course, noon (V)
Dinuba vs. Exeter (Senior Night), Dinuba HS courts, 4 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel vs. CV Christian, CVC Visalia, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orange Cove vs. Fowler, Fowler HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Orosi vs. Caruthers, Caruthers HS, 4 p.m. (JV/V)
Reedley vs. McLane (Senior Night), RHS courts, 3 p.m. (JV/V)
WATER POLO